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ISTANBUL – Debris from two ballistic missiles intercepted by Saudi air defenses fell in Sabuhah village in the kingdom’s Mecca region early Thursday, according to Saudi authorities.
Saudi Civil Defense said the missiles were launched by Yemen’s Houthi group.
Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki also reported that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed a drone over the kingdom’s Eastern Province.
The latest incidents followed a series of attempted missile and drone attacks on Wednesday, when coalition forces reported intercepting five missiles and two drones.
According to the coalition, three cruise missiles were directed toward the Riyadh region, while two ballistic missiles were intercepted over western Saudi Arabia.
Two additional drones were shot down in the Mecca and southern regions.
The incidents came amid escalating hostilities between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition, marked by repeated missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi territory and retaliatory coalition strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen.